New Mexico State University kicked off the 2024-2025 academic year this week with a celebration honoring outstanding faculty members from across the NMSU system. Among them were two College of Engineering faculty members.
Wei Tang of NMSU’s Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering received the day’s top honor – the Dennis W. Darnall Faculty Achievement Award. The award recognizes recipients for remarkable, broad-based accomplishments in teaching, research and service to their profession, university and community. It is the highest honor bestowed by NMSU’s provost.
Tang, the Paul W. and Valerie Klipsch Distinguished Professor, uses his research to develop innovative health care devices such as wearable cardiologists. Over his career at NMSU, he has collaborated with 18 professors from seven departments, taught eight courses and designed six new ones. He has received teaching awards from the National Science Foundation and NMSU’s College of Engineering.
Young Lee, of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, was among three faculty members who received the Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence. College deans and community college directors choose award recipients based on input from department heads and students.
Lee, an associate professor, has taught at NMSU since 2008. Two of his courses – Aerospace Structures and Flight Dynamics and Controls – are particularly important for aeronautical engineering students. Over his teaching career, Lee has revised course materials and his teaching methods so students can experience the best learning and gain useful knowledge for their future careers.
